I mean first of all I have a great admiration for on the one side the American cinematographers, because I think that there are loads of things that they do and that I wonder how they could have done it. Because they're always, well not every time, but on big films there's a real quality, things that are often very difficult. The other day I was talking about Slocombe with his "The Great Gatsby"- So- But there are often things like that where the Americans are excellent to do things that are extraordinary. I think that there are others that do it, since our fellow, so all of a sudden I forgot the name- Who did the photo on "A River Runs Through It", it's a French guy who did that-
Ah it's- Yes he practically works in the United States-
He always works in the United States. He takes a beautiful photo-
It's- Oh-
Well everyone knows who it is.
Yes yes, I see who it is, he worked with Clint Eastwood, he did the cinematography for important American films-
Anyway-
Isn't it Baudry?
No.
It wasn't Thierry Arbogas either, it's another- no no no.
Either way on top of that, he's a guy, I met him two-three times like that, whose quite pleasant, which isn't- who doesn't take people for a ride. Well I mean I don't know if he does in life, but the few times that I saw him he wasn't out to con the electricians, I mean. Either way, he takes a magnificent photo. And then I mean in the other things, there are those who I find quite surprising, that's the Japanese. Because they do, there are things that they do which are absolutely magnificent.

French cinematographer, Raoul Coutard (1924-2016) was twice nominated for the César Award for best cinematography which he won in 1978 for 'Le Crabe-tambour'. He made over 75 films and documentaries, including 'À Bout de Souffle', Le Mépris' and 'Band à Part'. He was the most acclaimed French cinematographer of his generation and one of the key figures of the New Wave.

Benard Cohn is a French filmmaker and writer, who has directed five films as well as numerous documentaries and television series. As an assistant director, he worked with many important filmmakers, including Luis Buñuel, François Jacob, Otto Preminger and Woody Allen. He was a founding member of the Ciné-Qua-Non cinema club and has acted as editor and translator for various publications on the world of cinema.